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Wine Description
The Story
Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Cros Parantoux is widely regarded as a Grand Cru in all but official classification, occupying a tiny 1.01-hectare climat perched directly above the legendary Grand Cru Richebourg. Originally a cold, rocky slope used for artichoke farming, the plot was famously cleared, dynamited, and planted with Pinot Noir in the 1950s by the legendary Henri Jayer. The vineyard sits on a hard limestone base topped with thin, stony,...
Vintage 2010
THE 2010 BURGUNDY VINTAGE
Compared with 2009, these figures represent a deficit of 25 percent in red and 16 percent in white.
It was a cold, drawn-out winter, some two degrees cooler than the average, though rainfall and sunshine were normal. There was one severe attack of frost on December 22nd, just before Christmas, which caused widespread damage on the upside of the main road from Beaune to Dijon. In many places the road is on highe...